Molecular diagnosis of toxoplasmosis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages S205-

  Bastien, Patrick ^a,b  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Molecular diagnosis; Taxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FETUS; FETUS MORTALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INOCULATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARDIZATION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; TAXOPLASMA; TAXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR;

EID: 0036335363     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90078-7     Document Type: Review

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